I hadn't thought of that, it would be worth a try. Although from what I've seen
so far, there aren't very many Randolph Co records in circulation so I'm not sure
what they would be able to tell me. I'll definitely ask though! Thanks for the
suggestion.
Nicole LaRue
--- On Tue, 10/21/08, unicorn1945(a)comcast.net <unicorn1945(a)comcast.net> wrote:
From: unicorn1945(a)comcast.net <unicorn1945(a)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Newbie with a question on marriage
To: nikkisbc(a)yahoo.com, inrandol(a)rootsweb.com
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 9:38 AM
This might also be a question for Allen County Library.
It's a subject they could cover in their newsletter.
----- Original Message -----
From: Nicole La Rue
To: inrandol(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Newbie with a question on
marriage
Exactly! I found a very helpful librarian at the Indiana
State Library who is looking into some things for me,
hopefully I'll hear back from her soon. I'm going
to ask around at the Randolph Historical Society also, as
was suggested. Between the two I may be able to get a
better picture on what was going on with Randolph Co.
marriages at this time.
Nicole LaRue
--- On Tue, 10/21/08, unicorn1945(a)comcast.net
<unicorn1945(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> From: unicorn1945(a)comcast.net
<unicorn1945(a)comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Newbie with a question on
marriage
> To: nikkisbc(a)yahoo.com, inrandol(a)rootsweb.com
> Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 8:50 AM
> There is always the chance that she had no one to
stand up
> for her or was emancipated for some reason. There
again,
> you'd need to know if she could marry without
some sort
> of documentation to verify her age.
> Shirley
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nicole La Rue
> To: inrandol(a)rootsweb.com
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 8:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Newbie with a question on
> marriage
>
>
>
> Thanks very much for your response. So the
clerk's
> office would information on what the marriage laws
were at
> the time then? What's bothering me about this
marriage
> certificate is the no witnesses part, no one to
stand up for
> the bride. From what I can figure from her death
record and
> from later census schedules, she would have been
around
> 16/17 at the time of the marriage so I would have
thought
> someone would have stood up for her. That is
assuming that
> she would have admitted to being underage at the
time of her
> marriage. But even if she didn't, wouldn't
she have
> had to find someone who would confirm her age? This
missing
> piece is just nagging at me for some reason and
I'd love
> to be able to figure out what the state of affairs
was at
> the time.
>
> Nicole LaRue
>
>
>
> --- On Tue, 10/21/08, Andrea
> <andrea.genealogy(a)pceaze.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Andrea
<andrea.genealogy(a)pceaze.com>
> > Subject: RE: [INRANDOL] Newbie with a
question on
> marriage
> > To: nikkisbc(a)yahoo.com, inrandol(a)rootsweb.com
> > Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 12:38 AM
> > Yes, this is typical of that time period.
The
> museum has
> > marriage bonds,
> > where someone would swear that the bride was
of age,
> or
> > that the couple had
> > permission, but I don't think that year
is a
> part of
> > the collection that we
> > have. Contact the museum for more
information on
> how to
> > find more out.
> >
www.randolphcountyindianahistoricalsociety.org
> These were
> > filed at the
> > clerks office at the Randolph County
Courthouse. You
> would
> > need to inquire
> > about the laws governing marriages through
the
> clerks
> > office as well, I
> > would think. Andrea
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Subject: [INRANDOL] Newbie with a question on
> marriage
> >
> > 1855 marriage certificate and there were no
> witnesses
> > present, and no
> > parental consent given, wondering if this was
> typical of
> > the
> > Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Nikki
>
>
>
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